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Civil Services Prelims 2015 - Model Paper

40. In terms of total CO2 emissions from a
country, identify the correct sequence:
a) U.S.A. > China > India > Russia
b) China > U.S.A. > India > Russia
c) China > U.S.A. > Russia > India
d) U.S.A. > China > Russia > India
41. Which radioactive element is considered as
an indoor pollutant?
a) Oxygen 18
b) Nitrogen 15
c) Carbon 13
d) Radon
42. Fundamental Rights can be abridged by ....
a) Union Government
b) State Government
c) Local Self Government
d) All the above
43. Following is a Example of Consumption Tax
i) Octroi
ii) Sales Tax
iii) Luxury Tax
iv) Entertainment Tax
a) i & ii only
b) i, iii & iv only
c) i, ii & iii only
d) i, ii, iii & iv
44. Mark the odd one out.
i) Angel Investors
ii) Venture Capitalist
iii) Private Equity
iv) Startups
a) i, ii & iii only
b) i, ii, iv only
c) ii, iii, iv only
d) None of the above
45. About compulsory voting, one of the following is not true.
i) Quality of governance will improve
because electoral participation among the
adult citizens is compulsory
ii) Coalition government will be a things of
past.
iii) Money power in elections will decrease
iv) Parliamentary accountability will be more.
a) i & iii only
b) ii, iii & iv only
c) All of the above d) None of the above.
46. A bill related to Goods & Service Tax (GST)
is pending in the Parliament presently.
i) It is a Constitutional Amendment Bill
ii) A Money Bill
iii) Finance Bill
iv) Ordinary Bill
a) i only
b) i & ii only
c) i & iii only
d) iv only
47. Joint session of the parliament can be held.
i) There is a disputes about the bill between
the two houses .
ii) there is dispute between the two houses
regarding a resolution during its
Parliamentary passage.
iii) Presidential address at the beginning of
every year
iv) Whenever the president of India desires
it.
a) i only
b) i, & ii only
c) iii & iv only
d) i, ii, iii and iv
48. Which of the following is / are in sync with
Gandhian economic philosophy?
i) Self-sufficient villages
ii) Labour intensive activities
iii) Owners as the trustees of wealth
Choose the correct answer code:
a) Only i & ii
b) Only ii & iii
c) Only i & iii
d) All the above
49. To which of the following movements, was
the Manjeri conference associated with?
a) Eka Movement
b) Malabar Uprising
c) Tebhaga Movement
d) Singphos Rebellion
50. Which of the following was related to the
Mansabdari system?
i) Improving administration in far-flung
regions
ii) Military recruitment
iii) Increasing revenue collection
a) Only ii & iii
b) Only i & ii
c) Only ii
d) Only iii

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Answers with Explanations

1-d
2-a
3-c
4-c
5-c
6-d
7-c
8-d; Nirmal, Cheriyal are from Telangana,
Shrikalahasti is from Andhra Pradesh
while Tanjavur is from Tamilnadu.
9-b; Woods dispatch recommended to encourage private participation in the field of education. The focus was to westernize education. One university was established in
each of Calcutta, Bombay & Madras on
the model of London University. Also the
focus was on technical education.
10-a; Major advantages which British had were
commercial, naval superiority & their victory in European wars. British also had 3
important ports - Calcutta, Bombay &
Madras, while French only had one
Pondicherry.
11-d.
12-c; The Alps (continental-continental plate
collision).
The Himalaya (Continental-continental plate
collision, Eurasion and Indian plate).
The Rockies (Oceanic-Continental plate collision, Pacific and American Plate).
The Caucasus Mountains (Continental-continental plate collision).
13-d; Jet streams develop best in winters
because of greater thermal contrasts.
Jet streams, generally, develop a wavy pattern called Rossby waves.
Jet streams have been found, to influence
earths surface weather phenomena (temperate cyclone, monsoon, etc).
The monsoon of South Asia is largely affected and controlled by jet streams.
14-c; In the idealized tricellular circulations, the
sequence of pressure conditions from
equator to poles is (i) Equatorial low, (ii)
Subtropical high, (iii) Subpolar low, (iv)
Polar high.
The equatorial low pressure belt is located
on either side of the geographical equator in
a zone extending between 5N and 5S latitudes but this zone is not stationary because
there is seasonal shift of belt.
Subtropical high pressure belt extends
between the latitude of 25-35 in both the
hemisphere. It is important to note that this
high pressure belt is not thermally induced
because this zone besides two to three winter months receives fairly high temperature
throughout the year. Each polar low pressure belt is located between 60- 65 latitudes in both the hemisphere.
Polar high pressure belt persists at the poles
throughout the year because of prevalence
of very low temperature below freezing point
all the year round.
15-d; The declination of the Sun in a years time
is 23 1/2 + 23 1/2 i.e. 47. The two tropics (of Cancer and Capricorn) represent
the farthest limits of the vertical rays of the
Sun. As the angle of Suns rays decreases pole ward; the amount of insolation
received also decreases in that direction.
16-d; Temperature inversion: upward reversal
of the normal environmental temperature
lapse rate. So, that the air temperature
increases upward. The following types on
the basis of relative heights from the
earths surface at which it occurs and the
type of air circulation:
1. Non-advectional inversion
i) Ground or surface inversion or radiation
inversion
ii) Upper air inversion
2. Advectional inversion
i) Frontal inversion or cyclonic inversion
ii) Valley inversion due to vertical air movement
iii) Surface inversion due to horizontal air

movement
3. Mechanical inversion
i)
Subsidence
inversion
ii) Turbulence and
convective inversion
The ground surface inversion occurs under
the following conditions:
a) Long winter nights, so that the loss of heat
by terrestrial radiation from the ground surface during night may exceed the amount of
insolation received from the Sun through
incoming shortwave electro-magnetic radiation waves and thus the ground surface
becomes too cold.
b) Cloudless and clear sky, so that the loss of
heat through terrestrial radiation proceeds
more rapidly without any obstruction.
c) Presence of dry air near the ground surface
so that it may not absorb much heat radiated
from the earths surface.
d) Slow movement of air, so that there is no
transfer and mixing of heat in the lower layers of the atmosphere.
17-a 18-c 19-a 20-d 21-a
22-c 23-a 24-c 25-d 26-a
27-d
28-c; Land revenue was the chief source of
states income while customs duty in foreign trade was another source.
29-d; Pulakesin II had over 100 ships in his
navy. Chalukyas were a major naval
power.
30-c; Permanent Settlement / Zamindari System
Zamindars as the permanent owners of land
Total revenue 89% paid to state, 11% kept
with themselves.
They were left independent in the internal
affairs of their respective districts & hence the
system of 'Patta', mentioning the area of the
land to farmers was not enforced properly.
31-a
32-a; Cirrus: 'Cirrus' in latin means a shape
similar to a lock of curly hair.
Stratus: 'Stratus' in latin refers to a sheet-like
formations.
Nimbus: 'Nimbus' refers to rain-bearing cloud.
Cumulus: 'Cumulus' in latin refers to a heap or
a pile shape and this cloud grows vertically.
33-c; The source of tropical cyclones occurrence lies between 5 to 30 latitudes in
both the hemispheres. They never form
exactly over the equator.
A tropical hurricane is nearly circular vortex
averting 500 to 600 km in diameter. The
diameter of small sized Tornado violent
storm varies from 150 to 600 meters.
Hurricanes form only over oceans having a
high surface temperature (27C). Whenever
a tropical cyclone moves on to land, much of
its severity is reduced simply because its
source of moisture is cut off. In other words,
no energy is available on land to maintain a
cyclone. The weakening of the hurricane over
land is also the result of increased friction.
34-a; The mediterranean climate is characterised by a dry summer, a mild humid
winter and abundant sunshine, about 90
percent of the possible sunshine in summer and 50% to 60% even during the
rainy winter season.
This happens because of shift of pressure
belts as a result of which westerlies bring
winter rain. Mediterranean climates are
found 30 and 40N and latitudes on the
western sides of the continents. These climates are found in five regions of the world;
The borderlands of the Mediterranean Sea
(North of the Mediterranean Sea from
Portugal to Turkey and beyond the Iranian
Highlands; the southern borderland includes
Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia and
north of Bengasi in Libya), the Central and

California coast in the United States of

America; Central Chile; the Capetown area
of South Africa; and Southern and Southwestern coasts of Australia.
35-a; The temperature of the atmosphere of a
particular place near the ground surface
depends on the amount of insolation
received at that place. Since the amount
of insolation received by the ground surface decreases poleward from the equator i.e. from low latitudes towards high
latitudes because the Suns rays
become more and more oblique (slanting) poleward and hence air temperature
also decreases poleward.
It may be noted that though Suns rays are
almost vertical over the equator throughout
the year but there is no maximum temperature on it rather maximum temperature is
recorded along 20N latitude in July because
major portion of insolation is reflected by
clouds and sizeable amount of heat is lost in
evaporation in the low latitude zone (equatorial zone).
36-a; Dalmatian Coast is the longitudinal coast
where mountains run parallel (on concordant) to the coast. The name comes from
the coast of Dalmatia (former
Yugoslavia), along the Adriatic Sea.
37-d; Coral reefs and atolls are significant submarine features. These are formed due
to accumulation and compaction of
skeletons of lime secreting organisms
known as coral polyps.
38-d
39-c
40-b
41-d
42-a
43-d
44-d
45-c
46-a
47-a
48-d; All these initiatives were the in-alienable
parts of Gandhian theories of Swaraj,
Trusteeship & Oceanic Circles.
49-b; It was associated with the Malabar uprising also called the Noplah/ Mappila
revolt. Conference took place in 1921.
Nellikuth in Manjeri was the birth place of
rebel leader Ali Musliyar.
50-c; Mansab Rank, Mansabdar Rank
Holder. It was a system of giving ranks to
Mughal officials. There were 33 categories of Mansabdars.

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